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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09

load. and since it is decidedly to the in
terest OF big shippers to secure the oene-
fits eccruing from the operation OF the
deal, it is safe TO say that the agents OF
the roads do not have to do all the hunt-
ing. The scheme is worked ia two en-
tirely separate and distinct ways. O1e is
to furnish g train OF twenty thirty -tour
foot cars, which the shipper loads to It's
full capacity, but the bill clerk, supposlng
the cars to be of thirty foot dimension,
pills the shipment end
FINES RATES on THAT BAsIS,
which gives the shipper eighty feet more
of CIR room than he pays for, or s. per car
when reduced TO 8 cash basis. All live
stock tariffs, where the per carload in
stead of the per 100 pounds basis prevails
are on the basis Of 8 car thirty feet long,
and thirty-t8o foot car Is l07 per cent,
and 8 thirty-four foot car is 10 per cent.
of the basis or charge for q thirty foot
car, but in the little scheme only thirty
four foot cans are used, and then only IN
trains Of not less than twenty csrs. That
is OF the ways it is worked.
TIE other, which is worked in the ia
terest of the roads running between East
ST. Louis and ChlCego differs very ma
terislly from the measurement pan. 1t
is what is called the "sOlicitOr racket,
and is worked this way: The "solicitor,"
being invariably personal friend of the
shipper, "solicits" the shippers bust
ness on personal grounds, but in
Inmates at the same time that he
is allowed $3.50 per car as fee
by the line for his services, which
by The way, he cares nothing about, and
will have it turned over to the shipper
when his cattle reach Chicago, the gen
eral freight agent Of the road being 9
friend of his, and to do him favor is the
extent of his interest in the transaction.
Il will be seen that bota plans to cut the
agreed rate are thTesdbare with age and
use, and it was not supposed that any one
would have the nerve TO resurrect either
one and defy tie interstate commerce
ia %
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and directors. The petition r
more charges that dividends T-
clared and paid to the defenjs1,,
none were earned. sad it is SIS
that Just before the bank closet f.,
certain depositorS were Inform
pending CRISIS ard SLOWED o.
their deposits.
Another suit WAS also fled .7-
National bank of Austin ags.0>
parties for S7lSI.G9, with in--r.-
rate of per cent. per sung1 g.
cem5er j., 1875, ailege
due on certain tePo-.-
with the City Ba1h ~
The petition alleges
defendants in their eap4ci.v g.
Of said bank dec aTed and psi .
selves large sums Of money -
ani are also notified 70 p7Jtu
on TIE trial of this cause men
showing when s.it dividend w-
whom paid and the respective S.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09

guage and meeting the other expenses in
connection with narrow guage lines
which they purchased. MIR. Ives refused
to talk about the firms affairs or
those Of the company. He telegraphed
to Boston this morning that ne was all
right financially.
Fixing Cotton Hates
Special to the Gazette.
HoUsToN, TEX, Aug. S-The Texas
Traffic Association met in this city to-day
The principal business of the meeting is
the adjustment of rates for cotton for the
coming season. The following railroad
men are in attendance: Dan Ripley,
general freight agent of the Hous-
ton and Texas Central system ;
o. 6. Murray, trs!ic manager
and ] E. Gslbraith, general freight agent
of the Missouri Pacific system. W. H.
Masters, general freight agent of the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe. J. G.
Schriver, traffic manager of the Southern
Pacific system. T. B. Miller, general
eight agent and NJ. Day,
assistant general freight agent
Of the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas;
W. W. Finley, general freight agent CT
the Texas and Pacific; W. Y. Newton,
general freight agent of the Fort Worth
and Denver; A. Il Zabrinski, general
freight agent Of the Fort Worth and Rio
Grande; a. MoultoD, general freight
agent CT the Cromwell Steamship line; j.
n. Sawyer, of the Mallory steamers.
This is very important meeting as
the rates which the association will mske
East will cut an important figures on the
cotton market. After short session
here the association adjourned 10 Calves
ton where it will continue its labors.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
Tricks THAT ARE VAIN,

IRREGULARITIES IN SECURING LIVE STOCK
3 SHIPMENTS NOT PROVIDED IN THE NEW
LAW.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. There is q
good deal of crookedness in the methods
that are being employed just now to Sc
cure live stock shipment from Kansas
City ard points in Kansas, and although
the interstate law IS supposed to be on
the lookout for that kind of rate
manipulation the scheme is being worked
with considerable success and without
any apparent fear of possible conse-
quences. Kansas City, Hannibal and Kiowa
are the principal points st which the in
genulty of the general live stock agents
of the road is being displayed, but it is to
be seen cropping out wherever there "are
congregsted enough cattle to make train
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
THE COERCION ACT.
Purely social and Economic Rather than
q Political Oueation.

aPoliticaI Question.
BALTIMORE, Mp, Aug. S.-The Sun to-
day has a letter from it's special CORE
spondent, now in Dublin, which includes
al interview with Archbishop Walsh on
the probable effect of the coercion act.
The Archbishop ssys he does not regard
1t political question, but as one purely
social and economic, one that concerns the
domestic welfare and happiness of every
household in the land. 1t is quite certain
that the literal execution of the act
would break up, root and branch, the
National League and absolutely stihe any
open demonstration of sympathy with
home rule. 1t is probably quite as much
on account of its unusually harsh fes-
lures as for any other reason that the Irish
Nationalists look upon it as measure
that England would fully avail itself
Of as an extreme resort. TIE Archbishop
attaching only secondary Importance to
this act, and looking upon the amend6
land bill as removing a large portion OF
the injustice of which the farmers cCm-
plain, augurs happy prospect for the
future. He, too, thinks that ia year or
two more sn Irish parliament will sit IN
the old Parliament House in Dublin.
Il the matter Of eyictions, which
the Archbiship asks to be stopped, the fact
seems appalling that for three months
ended on July >, 140 persons have been
evicted. Gladstone, he said, did not
want an appeal to the country this year,
| although they are as confident as could
! be that Gladstone would 20 back 10 power
with q tremendous majority 10
back him. The Archbishop said
| he never went to Dublin Castle
which is the abode Of the Lord Lieuten-
ant of Ireland except on business, but he
seemed to think it was probable in view
of the expected improved order of things
that he would in the future visit there
| socially.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
Iossss During july

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-Tne Daily Com
Observation-Disclosures fire record for July
shows the fce losses in the United States
and Canada to have been $l4o26,5OO,
against SO, 100000 in July, 1856, ana
LOCO 600 in July, 1855. This is Just
double the average loss in July for the
pest twelve years. The total loss for the
first seven months of 1857 was $76, PSI, =
600, against 5000 600 for the CORES
pOnding period of 1856.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
A Lumber Speculation.

PGTTsEURG, PA, Aug. S.-A syndicate
of New York and Plttsburg capitalists
have closed transaction by which they
become the owners of nearly 100, 600 acres
Of the tiuest pine forest in South Caro-
Inns along the northern line of South
Carolina and the southern
boundary OF Georgia, most Of
it being in the latter state
The price paid was s.. 1000, 5000 in cash.
The deal was made through g prominent
real estate firm in this city. 1t is the in
tention of the purchasers not to develop
the lands, but to hold them IS an invest
ment until an advance in the price Of
lumber greatly increase their value.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09

Mr.. Bissell says the rate of trscI,laying at
present is two miles q day, and this rate
will be kept up Tor some time to come.
Over 200 teams were at work yesterday
on the grade Of the st. Louis, Arkansas
and Texas between Fort Worth and
Grapevine. Tracklaying will begin at
Commerce this week; grading begins at
Piano on Wednesday, and timhers for the
loIg bridge over Big Fossil will
be on the ground before Saturday
night. The Missouri Pacihc VIII
haul these timbers and piling to
Wetaugs, where Chief OF CommissarY
Carter will receive them and forward
them 10 the various openings on the line
between SmithiieId and Grapevine.
THE GAZETTE is in receipt Of P0Or's
Directory AZ Railway Officials for 1887, a
book Of 400 pages, containing lists Of off
GERS of all steam railroad companies in
the United States and Canada, officers Of
all street railroad companies in the
United States ard Canada, with special
lists OF general managers, general super
intendents, chief engineers, master me-
cbanics, master car builders, general
-
agents, etc. The directory is corrected
to July Is, and is IS complete as such
works can be made. 1t is q valuable
handbook for those having dealings with
railroads or those who desire to commu-
nicate with officials Of eny lire in the
county.
Chief Engineer CJlton OF the Fort
Worth Gnd Rio Grlude left last night for
Brownwood via the Santa Fe. At Brown
wood he VIII take conveyance and meet
the locating engineers who are now
some distance beyond Comenche.
Mr.. Cotton says the location will
all be settled and q second line run
through the Palu1y country before con
struction begins beyond Granbury. In
the meantime the company has contracted
for material and proposes to be prepared
/ in every way to push the rosd rapidly 10
San Angelo. Mr.. Cotton says II will be
about sixty days before work will begin
on the extension, but that the road will
be pushed through to San Angelo in
something like ten months. He gives il
as his opinion that San Angelo will be the
terminus for year or more.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
Fire at Fort smith.
.clal to the Gazette.

Special to the Gszettc.
FORT SMITH, ARK, Aug. s.-A ire
broke out this morning in the second
story of two-story brick on Garrison
avenue, owned and occupied as a candy
Glory for 2. / DelCyer-n. The ire
was eXtiuguisned before the goods had
been removed. Damage to building shout
$500 insured in Niagara # New York.
Fireman Fred Wiswill fell from the second
story on ladder aBd was badly hurt
though not fatally. Two hundred dollars
damage 10 goods out no insurance.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
IMPORTANT SUITS.
The Failure of the Ctty Bank of Houston
Gets Lotto Court.

Gets Lotto Court.
Special to the Gazette.
HoUsToN, TEX Aug. s-An important
suit was fled this forenoon il the Dis
trict Clerks office, entitled the Central
Texas and Northwestern Railway Com
pany VS.. W. Il Baker, S. X. McIllne1nY,
R )bert Brewster and B. 7. Weems. The
pl4intif rrays for Judgment for SIS,
80 80, with per cenU. interest from De
Gambler -, 1885, alleged TO be due
On certain deposits as per account at
t,ched with the petition made with the
City Bank OF Houston. The parties sued
were directors aud officers in the defu1ct
CITY Bark Of Houston and are individu2l-
~ men of wealth. This suit SO t&r IS
known is without precedent, in that it
seeks to recover from the directors Of
bank individually funds deposited IN
bank which was chartered cOTporat'on'
The petition alleges that plaintiff was in
duced to deposit in the bank by published
statements of the solvencv OF liz instiiu
ton as we'll as the statements made
to Charles Dillingham;, chief officer of the
railroad, in regard to the solVency of the
bank. At the time these statements were
made the bank wss insolvens and the
petition alleges that it was known
to be such by the others
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
All Astir at Laredo,

Special to the Gazette.
LAREDO, Ten, Aug. 8.-B. +. Y oakum,
genera freight agent of the Arkansas Pass
morning and spent the day in endeavor-
ing to perfect arrangements for deliver
ing Mexican National construction mate
rial on his line to Corpus Christi. Many
railroad contractors are in town awaiting
the opening CT bids for the construction
of the Mexican National from Saltillo to
San Luis Potosi, which occurs next Wed
nesday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
THE FIRE RECORD.
Forest Fire.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug s.-A special
from Cheboygsn, Mich, says that village
is enveIoped il dense smoke from forest
fires which are destroying much valuable
timber in that vicinity. The drouth in
that section has been protcacted and all
kinds Of vegetation has been burned up.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
Jack.boro's Offer,

The company that gives Jstksboro s
railroad will get good trade lmmedi-
ately We have enough building stone
to supply the state, of the very best quail
ity too. This is extra and above what
any other town has to Cffer road
TJacksboro Gazette.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
Vacancy at West POI.

~pccla. TO the Gazette.
Wills POINT, TEN AUI
B. NngOre, Congressman from
enth district, announces tins. E.
been no application for srr.a.
the military department 3, w.
aud any eligible candidate in Gin.
wanting the appointment seaut
once. The appointment mus
before September I .
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
st. Louis, Arkansas and Texas.

SpeClaL 10 lne bdZetle.
GREENvILLE, TEX Aug. 8.-The ST.
Louis, Arkansas snd Texas right of way
committee has Just concluded It's labors
on the portion OF the line between this
city and Piano. The committee reports
that the work CT securing the rigbt Of
way between the points named Is COM
pleted as fully as is possible at present.
The lands not secured by the committee
will in some cases be compromised and in
a few instances condemnation proceed
ines will be necessary. 1t is learned
further that about five miles of grading
has been done west of GreenviIle. a
force is actively working in the city in the
vicinity of projected yards, ten teams
being employed alone at the depot
grounds. The large cut mile northeast
of town Is flashed, and with it the entire
Greerville snd Commerce part Of the line
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
Women WHO Own Ranches.

Theodore Roosevelt, having just re-
turned FROM an inspection of his proper
ties in Dakota and elsewhere, has been
interviewed on the subject of women who
own ranches. The women on the ranches,
he says, come from the New England and
middle states. Some have been school
teachers, others clearinghouse keepers;
and in many cases they are the survivors
of husbands who broke down in the
struggle 10 start home in the new
country, and the widow has success
fully run the new enterprise and be-
come wealthy in land and cattle. Mr.
Roosevelt says the women he has seen
are an energetic, 5usiness-like set, and
that conspicuous among the rich women
is Mrs. Bishop Hif Warren, who is worth
5000 600, and made it on cattle with
no assistance other than her mother wit.
Another cattle queen he tells Of, Mrs.
Rogers of Corpus Christi, Tex, is fear
less rider, and goes over the range as fire.
quently as the ranchmen she employs. she
started with few cattle on @ small
sc8le and has now amssSed 81 900, =
900 and is every day charging her enter
prlses. a rich widow, Mrs. Massey of
| c, dorado, went there as an agent Of life
insurance company and married s man
owning 1906 head OF cattle. These
she inherited from her husband, and is
said to carry on the vast business as we'll
as he did. Mrs. lift, the widow of The
cattle king, and Mrs Dempsey OF Nevada,
as we'll as Ellen Callahan of newspaper
fame, are wealthy, and have earned their
money, from the first dOllar, themselves
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
Their First Railway.

Oh, the ringing and clinging OF the
railroad engine bell What world of
enterprise its melody foretells. On the
dusky air of night, its whistle laughed
outright, for the better times y coming
here to dwell, dwell, dwell Granbury
News
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
Not Settled Yet.

NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-John Mackay,
through Manager Plat Of the Nevada
bank Of San Francisco, says that he never
authorized the published statement to the
effect that cable rate lad been agreed
upon at 40 cents per WORT.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09

BreSlQSnt morgan Jones Oh luc FOIt
Worth and Denver is expected back from
the east IN ten days or two weeks.
c. l. Bailey, clever knight OF the
throttle, who runs or the Fort Worth and
New Orleans, was in Fort Worth yester-
day.
J. J. Muuane, commercial agent of the
Gulf, Colorado and SAINTS Fe with head
quarters at Fort Worth left last night for
q trip up the road into the Indian Terri
tory.
tits learned from very good authority
that the Fort Worth, and Rio Grande has
purchased fifty miles OF steel rails for the
extension from Grsnbury. That GER
tainly locks like business.
A gentleman connected with Inc Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe said yesterday
that he had information to the effect
that the FarmersviIIe-For Worth line
would be built at once and built rapidly
He says the company needs this road
badly.
The Fort Worth and Rio Grsnde has
received bill of lading for three hand
some cabooses which will probably reach
Fort Worth this week. These cars would
have been received some time ago but
the car works st which they were built
burned down several months ago.
Kidd Ridley, formerly in the shops OF
the Houston and Texas Central st Corsi-
csna is now master mechanic of the Fort
Worth and New Orleans in charge at
Fort Worth. He is one of the best rail
road men in his line in the state and
greatly liked by all the men under him.
Word was received by the officials OF
the Texas and Pacific al the Union depot
yesterday that Paul Hardy, brakeman,
had been crushed to sdeath under the
wheels of the cars, having fallen from the
train. Poor Paul Hardy. He was one OF
the best men who ever trod the top OF 8
bOScar.
A weIl-known raurUad man said last
night, "there are four chances for the
Fort Worth Western to be built, that is
any one of four companies may build it.
They sre the Fort Worth Western Com
panv, the Houston and Texas Central
the St. Louis. Arkansas and Texas and
the Missouri Pacific. The road would be
s good one no matter who owned IT,"
The Houston anu Texas Central i:
doing an immense Fort Worth business
Besides the two regular freight trains
brought in daily one day last week there
were seven extra freight trains, al
heavily loaded run in here. The compsn!
will during this week bring IN 100 cars o
stock cattle from points between Calves
ton and Houston, bound for Quanah OF
the Fort Worth and Denver.
Chief Engineer blsseH OF the For
Worth and Denver came in from INT
front yesterday and says somethin owe,
Sl2 miles of track is down. Last Weef
the tracklayers put down twelve miles @
main track and ore-half mile Of sidirg
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
The Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton.

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-The affairs of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Rail-
road Company were under consideration
il this city 10 day. Henry S. Ives al
rived from Cincinnati oday and net
committee composed of G. G. Wsite, T. J.
Emery and c. Gsno of Cincinnati, and W.
H. Mexican and John G. Williams of
Terre Haute, Ind, in the law Off,
Of Hoodley. Lanterboch and Johnson.
The committe Immediately began its
work. It's inquiry bill is announced to
cover the following points: Outstanding
preferred stock; how much OF this WAS
issued by authorization OF the directors;
whether the company received an equivo-
lent for the new issue at par in money;
what has become of the cash the COM
pany had on hand according
to the last annual report
on March 81, 1887, and how much of the
cash reserves of the company were used
by Il. S. Ives & CO. In changing the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
COMMERCIAL RESUME

special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Aug. s.-Railway bonds
to-day sold as follows: Fort Worth
and Denver City at 81; Texas and
Pacif3 incomes st 52!; Rios at ~;
Kansas and Texas IS at "4: Missouri
Kansas snd Texas SIS at 94i; - a. ITO.
Governments firm.
Money 44.a5 pec cent.
Silver 20.
Sterling steady.
Wheat active and firm.
Cotton declined.
OH quiet a. 81
Coffee steady and higher.
Sugar unchanged.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
NEW YORK, Aug. The stock market
was on the whole dull to-day, and in con
sequence of general expectation of i'm
pOrtant developments in the rear future
there was considerable selling by wes'-
ern operators, and reports from that sec
ton were generally Of a disC0uragjDg
nature, while London was doing very lit
tie The opening was quite Irregular,
though advances were in the ma Jrity
and changes f.Om Saturdays final figures
ranged up to only ! per cent
either wav. There was some strength
shown in the first half hour, but ii soon
died away and material los IS were estsb-
hshld In the first nour after that time
it became quite dull and fractions! reCoV-
cries were made sill along the line, but in
the last hour Northern Pacific broke bad
ly and the general list followed suit Tle
close was qniet but weak g. the lowest
prices Of the day. Every thing on the
ective list j. lover and N3sthcru Pacific
preferred is down . for common and
Union Pac:t; :, Northwestern Il, Cana
ia Southern, L2Ckawanns and Michigan
Central /.
Railroad bonds usually dull, closing
prices somewhat irregularly changed,
though higher in most cases.
Government bonds were dull and i'm.
DRrr N WHEAT Al VIENNA.
VIENNA, Aug. The price Of wheat
in the Vienna Market fell to lower
poi4t on Saturday than known in twenty
three years, the lnetrica! centGre selling
at nine t1rins.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
Texas 2ld Pacific Ra.4..
The Great Popular Bout G.-E
TED CAST AID TELL F-l
Short Line to New Orleans -
Ali Points in L0uis.105
New Mexico, Arizona
and California.
EaEOrite Line to the North A1s.
and Southeast
oubledaiIF llne OF Pullman Ps.z-t -
Jars tnrough 20 s.. louis VIE re


See that your ucketa resd via Texas IS
ellie Railway. For maps. slime -4. 20 ...--'
rates and I'll required information, eel
c. u.l'--i
Ticket Agent, Union Depot Fu- 81.
JAKE /uEN, TickeJ AgcntCity or
Main and Third streets.
j. H. MILLER, travelling Pas5cIT- ---i.
Dallas.
g. W. MCCULLOUGH, General Pscsl 81, -.
Ticket agent, Dallas, Tex.
JNO. a. GRANT. General manager.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
ON WALL STREET.
The stock Market was Irregular,
Though Advances ircm Saturdays
Close We're in the Nsj0ritY.

The Market Ieft on at the Lowest Prices
OF the Day-KaiIwsS BONDS ShU"
advances IN Most CASES
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09

LONDON, Aug. e.-rhe wheat crop Of
France is good. l. is estimated that the
Weld will amount TO l1o,010 600 hecto-
iiters against j o.. GOO, GOO II 1856 The
Russian harvest reports are satisfactory.
The crop Is especially good IN B4sssraoia
and Pldolia; doubtful il VCiaynia,
MiDen and Naheeley owing to tire eX-
cessiyo rain; fsir:in the provinces bcr-
deriDg on the sea of Act AM the River
Don, and exceptionally hae in C1arkcf
and PJlt2y2.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
Houston and Iexas CenirsL R.Y

TIE oNL ALL-sTEEL LINE ~ M s.
Double daily traino sseh way. T-i
Sleepers between Ct. louis ami
ma on Trains l and ?, and Between 81. -s-..'
Galveston on Trains and g, Wis Us
Denison and Sedslia. sgIeeper betwes- a
ton and Austin. Throagh Tickets % g.
Quickest route TO New Orleans am q.
the Southeast. Choiee of routes vis r-
and St. Louis, or Houston and NCT -
Steamship Tickets 10 or from any ss--
Europe.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-09
Hmm EOtea.

President Morgan Jones OF the Fort
Worth and Denver is expected back from
the east IN ten days or two weeks,